Dahulu-mendahului
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
The act of mutually overtaking or competing to be the first in an activity or position.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of the root word 'dahulu' with the suffix me-i.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication